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SUSI Applications Will Not Take PUP Into Account, Harris Confirms
Students will no longer be eligible to claim the Pandemic Unemployment Payment from September.
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€3.2m in Funding Announced for UN Sustainable Development Goals Research
The funding, in partnership with Irish Aid, will go towards developing solutions to major international problems such as poverty and lack of access to education.
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Trinity’s Income From Donations Has More Than Doubled Since 2015
The figures came from the provost's review of his 10 years in office, which was published yesterday.
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Trinity Staff, Students Can Register Interest for COVID Testing Pilot
UniCov will combine rapid antigen testing, saliva-based PCR testing and wastewater surveillance to monitor Covid infections in four Irish universities
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Arts Block to Close for Two Weeks for Electrical Works
The building will be closed from July 26th to August 6th.
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Trinity Senator Ivana Bacik Elected to the Dáil in Bye-Election
A Seanad bye election will now be held to fill her seat on the University of Dublin panel.
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Fellows Ask College for All Students to Return on September 27th
First years are currently set to return two weeks after all other students due to the late release of leaving certificate results.
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Harris Announces Extra Places in Medicine and Pharmacy Courses
The new places are part of a plan to create 4,500 additional college places this year.
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IUA: Vulnerable Students Will Still Have Access to Online Lectures
The Irish University Association and the Technological Higher Education Association addressed the Oireachtas education committee today.
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THEA: Govt Should Consider ‘Targeted’ Vaccine Rollout for Students
The Technological Higher Education Association and the Irish Universities Association will address the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Education today.